Using a flag as rear deck fabric?

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  • Herr Faust Schinken
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    • Feb 2012
    • 3580

    #1

    Using a flag as rear deck fabric?

    SO my friend and i are recovering our cars speaker decks and we were throwing ideas and one idea was to use a german flag, so my question is what kind of flag should i get , I've looked around a bit and it seems theres a couple of different kinds, Nylon , a cotton-nylon blend and polyester. so my question is what would be the best material to do this with, my windows are not tinted at the moment so I'm worried about fading but i also don't want it to look cheap. and being easy to work with would be really helpful
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  • Skunkworks
    E30 Addict
    • Sep 2012
    • 436

    #2
    Tweed upholstery fabric.

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    • Herr Faust Schinken
      No R3VLimiter
      • Feb 2012
      • 3580

      #3
      Originally posted by Skunkworks
      Tweed upholstery fabric.
      damn i can't find any that are made from tweed
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      • mcskibadee1
        E30 Fanatic
        • Feb 2012
        • 1379

        #4
        I had the same idea but wanted to do this to the sunroof panel that was destroyed. Couldn't find anything that would work as well as I want. If you come up with anything keep us updated!
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        • AndrewBird
          The Mad Scientist
          • Oct 2003
          • 11892

          #5
          I think the problem you will have with most flags is they don't stretch at all. You need a material that will stretch to conform to the shape of the rear deck.

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          • Skunkworks
            E30 Addict
            • Sep 2012
            • 436

            #6
            You would need to stitch it together

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            • EthirtyIS
              Wrencher
              • Feb 2011
              • 270

              #7


              get the right colors, sew them together, back it with 1/4" foam, glue it down...

              will look dope...
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              • Herr Faust Schinken
                No R3VLimiter
                • Feb 2012
                • 3580

                #8
                Originally posted by mcskibadee1
                I had the same idea but wanted to do this to the sunroof panel that was destroyed. Couldn't find anything that would work as well as I want. If you come up with anything keep us updated!
                yeah i looked for awhile and i couldn't find anything i was happy with maybe if i do the rear deck again i will look around some more for the moment i found a flannel fabric i really like and I'm gonna use that
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                • Cletonius
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                  • Oct 2010
                  • 2809

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Skunkworks
                  You would need to stitch it together
                  I dunno, doesn't seem like there are too many contours. You may have to stretch the tweed some but I think it'll do it. Alacantara will do it for sure, that stuff stretches like crazy.
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